The Tufts Collaborates! seed grant program seeks to encourage the essential first steps in interdisciplinary collaboration by supporting new faculty pilot projects that engage at least two disciplines and cross institutional lines. The goal of this program is to establish collaborative research efforts that will likely result in competitive research proposals to federal and foundation granting agencies.
Grants may be made to Tufts University or Tufts Medical Center faculty members, with either serving as lead principal investigator. Seed grant awards are expected to range from $500 to $50,000. Funding decisions are through a peer review process including faculty and administrative staff, and based on several criteria, including degree of innovation and collaboration, potential for external funding, likelihood for sustainability and impact, and viability within departmental, school and/or programmatic frameworks.
Seed Grants for Academic Years 2012, 2013 and 2014
Tufts Collaborates! seed grants for 26 new projects were awarded in 2013. These projects begin implementation in June 2013 and will continue through the 2014 academic year. They join the 38 Tufts Collaborates! projects for 2011-2013 promoting interdisciplinary collaboration across Tufts University for years to come.
We thank the many faculty and staff who submitted excellent proposals, not only making the grant decisions particularly difficult, but also indicating the widespread commitment to collaborative research across Tufts.
Tufts Collaborates! Seed Grants for Academic Year 2014:
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Deciphering Membrane-Voltage Patterns that Determine Developmental Cell Fate
Dany Adams, Biology, Arts and Sciences
Eric Miller and Brian Tracey, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Characterize variations in cellular membrane voltage using fluorescent imaging and
computer-based image analysis methods to predict cell fate and developmental abnormalities
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Single-Cell Assays of Mycobacterial Metabolic State
Bree Aldridge, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine
Irene Georgakoudi, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Quantitatively describe the metabolic state of individual Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli
and relate these states to environmental conditions and stress response
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Inner Visions: A New Interactive Radiology Curriculum for Medical Students
Harprit Singh Bedi, Radiology, School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center and
Benjamin Shapiro, Computer Science, School of Engineering
Joo Y. Cho and Salar Hakham, Radiology, School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center
Create radiology learning modules and initiate problem based learning conferences
to improve medical student radiology education
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Refugees, Water Scarcity, and Politics: Empowering Community-Based
Non-Governmental Organizations to Take Action
Amahl Bishara, Anthropology, Arts and Sciences
John Durant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering;
Robert H. (Rusty) Russell, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning,
School of Arts and Sciences; Annette Huber-Lee, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, School of Engineering
Investigate how refugee-led non-governmental organizations can act to improve
quality and quantity of water supply in their communities and analyze
political implications of such projects
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Beyond BRICS and Mortar: Comparing Urban Challenges in Emerging Economies
Ryan Centner, Sociology, Arts and Sciences
Weiping Wu, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, School of Arts and Sciences and
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Karen Jacobsen, Feinstein International Center,
Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Anna Hardman, Economics, Arts and Sciences;
Partha Ghosh, Engineering, Gordon Institute
Build a cross-case research dialogue for lessons about urban challenges in Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and other emerging economies
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Better Health Decisions through Interactive Bayes Reasoning Visualizations
Remco Chang, Computer Science, School of Engineering
Holly Taylor, Psychology, Arts and Sciences; Paul Han, Medicine, School of Medicine;
Lane Harrison, Computer Science, School of Engineering
Use interactive visualization to assist patients in making more informed health-related
decisions by helping them understand probabilistic (Bayesian) statistics
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Host-Microbiome Interactions Altering mRNA and Metabolomic Profiles in
Colonic Carcinogenesis
Jimmy Crott, Vitamins and Carcinogen Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Lakshmanan Iyer, Neuroscience, School of Medicine; Sang Woon Choi, Vitamins and
Carcinogen Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging;
Laurence Parnell, Nutritional Genomics Policy, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging
Integrate microbiome, transcriptome and metabolic data to gain a better understanding of
how obesity promotes colorectal cancer
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Understanding and Harnessing the Inherent Diversity within Repetitive Proteins
Stephen Fuchs, Biology, Arts and Sciences
Lenore Cowen and Andrew Gallant, Computer Science, School of Engineering
Explore the mechanisms that underlie repetitive protein diversity to improve understanding of
organismal adaptation and drive development of novel protein function
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Constructing a 3-D In Vitro Model Containing a Bio-Mimetic Membrane
as a Substrate for Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Derived from
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell
Behzad Gerami-Naini, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology,
School of Dental Medicine
Sheldon Rowan, Laboratory of Nutrition and Vision Research, Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging; David Kaplan, Biomedical Engineering,
School of Engineering
Engineer eye tissue for regenerative cell therapy using patient-matched stem cells
grown on a modified silk substrate
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Investigations into a Collaboration and Assessment Environment
for the Great Diseases Curriculum
Daniel Hannon, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Karina Meiri, Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences;
Katherine Malanson, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences;
Leslie Schneider, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach;
Akash Gupta, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Develop, test, and evaluate a cyberlearning collaboration and assessment environment for
bioscience teaching and learning with urban youth using the Great Diseases curriculum.
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Urban Policy in Shrinking Neighborhoods: Assessing and Addressing
Child and Family Well-Being
Justin Hollander, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Arts and Sciences
Tama Leventhal, Child Development, Arts and Sciences
Examine the local policy process with respect to child and family well-being in three
neighborhoods of a post-industrial shrinking city of Bedford, MA
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The Role of Cdk6 in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Miaofen Hu, Medicine, School of Medicine and Molecular Oncology Research Institute,
Tufts Medical Center
Richard Van Etten, Medicine, School of Medicine and Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center
Using a mouse model, determine if CDK6 is required for BCR-ABL1-mediated
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia formation
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Robust and Adaptive Planning Methods: Tools for Urban Water Utilities
Facing an Uncertain Future
Shafiqul Islam, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering
Kent Portney, Political Science, Arts and Sciences
Investigate the planning and decisions making, critical constraints and available tools for
adaptation of water utilities to inform development of novel decision support methods
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Studying Shiga Toxin-Mediated Disease Using a Three-Dimensional
Renal Tubule Organ Model
Dakshina Jandhyala, Microbiology, School of Medicine
David Kaplan and Teresa DesRochers, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Use a bioengineered human renal tissue model to understand the kinetics and
mechanism of Shiga-toxin mediated renal injury
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Investigate the Role of Kinesin KIF13 Family Motors in Regulating Glutamate
Receptor Trafficking and Function in the Mammalian Nervous System
Peter Juo, Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
Athar Chishti, Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine;
Larry Feig, Biochemistry, School of Medicine
Multidisciplinary investigation of kinesin motors KIF13A and KIF13B in regulating mammalian
glutamate neurotransmitter receptor trafficking, synaptic transmission and behavior
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Health of Boston’s Chinatown: A Health Needs Assessment
Susan Koch-Weser, Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine
Carolyn Rubin, Medicine, School of Medicine; Doug Brugge, Public Health and Community Medicine,
School of Medicine; Jean Wu, American Studies, Arts and Sciences; Shirley Mark, Tisch College;
Laurel Leslie, Medicine, School of Medicine
Using a community collaborative process, a community health needs assessment survey
will be conducted to collect data currently lacking for Chinatown
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Developing Wireless Sensors for Nutrition Monitoring
Fiorenzo Omenetto, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Susan Roberts, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Utilize a novel technique for nutrient monitoring that uses radio frequency identification sensors
in a wireless, conformal, biocompatible format
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Work-Related Asthma in Barn Cats
Elizabeth Rozanski, Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Melissa Mazan and Daniela Bedenice and Emily McCobb, Clinical Sciences,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Jean Mukherjee, Infectious Disease and
Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Determine if cats that are housed in a barn have an allergic/asthmatic phenotype
more commonly than free-roaming cats.
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Autofluorescence Imaging of Peritoneal Cancer Metastases
Thomas Schnelldorfer, Surgery, School of Medicine
Irene Georgakoudi, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering; Roger Jenkins, Surgery,
School of Medicine and Transplantation, Lahey Clinic; Valena Soto-Wright, Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine and Gynecology, Lahey Clinic
Determine differences in autofluorescence properties between healthy peritoneal tissue and
peritoneal metastases within cancer patients to guide in the design of an image-enhanced
staging laparoscopy system
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Study of Changes in Physical Characteristics of
the Cell Surface during Malignant Transformation
Igor Sokolov, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Brian Bond, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center
Test potential method for early detection of cervical cancer on cells collected in the way
done in the existing cancer prescreening tests (liquid cytology)
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Biomechanics of Tissue Organization in Breast Development and Cancer
Ana Soto, Anatomy, School of Medicine
Carlos Sonnenschein, Anatomy, School of Medicine; Irene Georgakoudi and
Mark Cronin-Golomb, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Test the hypotheses that low rigidity and isotropy determine the appearance of spherical
structures (acini) and high rigidity and anisotropy determine cylindrical structures (ducts)
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Combining an Effective Clostridium Difficile Recombinant Vaccine, Developed in Grafton,
with Silk Microneedles, a Novel Vaccine Delivery System Developed in Medford
Jennifer Steele, Infectious Disease and Global Health,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Bruce Panilaitis, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering; Hyeun Bum Kim,
Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Develop a collaborative research approach between groups at the Vet School and
School of Engineering to develop a noninvasive effective vaccine against C. difficile
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Novel Chimeric Vaccine against Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)
Xingmin Sun, Infectious Disease and Global Health,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Saul Tzipori, Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine;
Qiaobing Xu, Biomedical Engineering; Gary Ostroff, UMass Medical School
Develop an oral/mucosal vaccine against Clostridium difficile infection by combining a novel
multi-component chimera with novel micro and nanoparticle based delivery technologies
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Novel Artifact Suppression Techniques for Ultrasonography of the Gastrointestinal Wall
Brian Tracey, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Oliver H.J. Taeymans, Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine;
Joseph F. Polak, Radiology, School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center;
Dominique G. Penninck, Section of Diagnostic Imaging; Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of improving gastrointestinal ultrasound imaging
in humans and animals by using adaptive beam-forming to suppress imaging artifacts
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Establishing Transgenic Zebrafish to Model Voltage and Ion Level Changes
during Craniofacial Development
Pamela Yelick, Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, School of Dental Medicine
Michael Levin, Biology, Arts and Sciences
Establish transgenic zebrafish models to improve our knowledge and understanding of
the role of bioelectric signaling in vertebrate development and disease
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Combining Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and MicroCT Technology for
Real-Time Detection of Joint Damage in Osteoarthritis
Li Zeng, Anatomy, School of Medicine and Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Eric Miller, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering;
Timothy McAlindon and Jeffrey Driban, Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center
Evaluate the efficacy of combining near infrared fluorescence imaging and microCT technologies
to detect cartilage destruction activities in the intact human joint
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Tufts Collaborates! Seed Grants for Academic Year 2013:
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Therapeutic Mechanisms and Molecules in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
John Castellot, Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine
Amy Yee, Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Eric Paulson, Biochemistry,
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Radiation Oncology, Tufts Medical Center,
Lisa Jane Jacobsen, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center,
Brad Quade, Mark Hornstein and Cynthia Morton, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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Calpain-1 Inhibition for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
Athar Chishti, Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
Johannes Wolf, Pediatrics, School of Medicine;
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center
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Does Weight Loss Surgery and Probiotic Supplementation Lead to a Lean Gut Microbiota?
Shira Doron, Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, School of Medicine
Julie Kim, Surgery/Weight and Wellness, School of Medicine; Laura Snydman,
David Snydman, Debra Poutsiaka, Cheleste Thorpe and Honorine Ward,
Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, School of Medicine
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An Inquiry into the Historical and Ideological Roots of Development and Humanitarianism
David Ekbladh, History, Arts and Sciences
Heather Curtis, Religion, Arts and Sciences;
Peter Uvin, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
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Crystallization Trials on the Vacuolar ATPase
Michael Forgac, Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
Andrew Bohm, Biochemistry, School of Medicine
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Exploring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition through
Cognitive Neuroscience and Computational Modeling
Phillip Holcomb, Psychology, Arts and Sciences
Matthias Scheutz, Computer Science, Arts and Sciences; School of Engineering,
Katherine Midgley, Psychology, Arts and Sciences;
José Mazzotti, Romance Languages, Arts and Sciences
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Tufts Computation Biology Initiative
Lakshmanan Iyer, Neuroscience, School of Medicine
Gavin Schnitzler, Medicine, School of Medicine; Molecular Cardiology Research Institute,
Tufts Medical Center, Gordon Huggins, Medicine, School of Medicine;
Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of
Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Peter Castaldi, Medicine,
School of Medicine; Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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Silk Bioploymers: A Novel Vocal Fold Augmentation Material
Gary Leisk, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
David Kaplan, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering;
Thomas Carroll, Otolaryngology, School of Medicine
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Impact of Age and Vitamin E on Streptococcus Pneumoniae Colonization
John Leong, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine
Simin Meydani, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging;
Nutrition and Immunology, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Andrew Camilli, Molecular Biology and Microbiology,
School of Medicine
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The Timing of mRNA Polyadenylation in Lymphoma Development
Kevin Mills, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Jackson Laboratory
Claire Moore, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences;
Joel Graber, Jackson Laboratory
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Impact of Climate Variability on Tea Quality
Colin Orians, Biology, Arts and Sciences
Albert Robbat, Chemistry, Arts and Sciences;
Timothy Griffin, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy;
David Small, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering;
Selena Ahmed, Biology, Arts and Sciences
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Is Animation an Effective Learning Tool? Implications for Teaching
STEM and the Determinants of Health among Urban Minority Middle School Students
Flavia Perea, Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine
Linda Sprague-Martinez, Community Health, Arts and Sciences;
Edmond Bowers, Child Development, Arts and Sciences;
Brian Gravel, Education, Arts and Sciences
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Intervention to Reduce Excess Weight Gain in Obese Pregnant Women
Susan Roberts, Energy Metabolism, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Sarbattama Sen, Immunology, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging,
Errol Norwitz, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center;
Diana Bianchi, Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center;
John Griffith, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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LEGO Robots: Catalyzing Social Communication in Children with Autism
Chris Rogers, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering;
Education, Arts and Sciences
Roula Choueiri, Pediatrics, School of Medicine;
Dan Hannon, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
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Schistosome Carbonic Anhydrase Crystal Structure
Patrick Skelly, Biomedical Science, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Andrew Bohm, Biochemistry, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
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Microscope-On-Chip for High Throughput Screening of
Stem Cell-Laden Hydrogels for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration
Sameer Sonkusale, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Qiaobing Xu, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering;
Pamela Yelick, Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, Dental School,
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
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Dissection Risk and Manipulation Therapy in the Cervical Spine (DRAMaTICS)
David Thaler, Neurology, School of Medicine; Tufts Medical Center
Edward Feldmann, Neurology, School of Medicine; Tufts Medical Center,
Karen Switkowski, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute,
Leonard D’Avoilio, Epidemiology, Harvard Medical School,
Mai Nguyen-Huynh, Neurology, University of California San Francisco;
Paul Dougherty, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester
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Interactions between Pharmaceuticals and Microbes in the Environment:
Population Dynamics, Enzyme Regulation and Contaminant Degradation
Giovanni Widmer, Biomedical Sciences,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Andrew Ramsburg and John Durant, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
School of Engineering
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Tufts Collaborates! Seed Grants for Academic Year 2012:
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Media Aesthetics
Daniel Abramson, Art and Art History, Arts and Sciences
Peter Probst, Art and Art History, Arts and Sciences; Charles Inouye and
Hosea Hirata, German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literatures, Arts and Sciences;
Joseph Auner and David Locke, Music, Arts and Sciences;
Barbara Grossman, Drama and Dance, Arts and Sciences
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NuBiotics: A Novel Class of Antimicrobial Compounds
Donna Akiyoshi, Infectious Disease and Global Health,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Stuart Levy and Bonnie Marshall, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine
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Function and Mechanisms of Dab2 in Promoting Squamous Cell
Carcinoma Tumor Cell Migration and Invasion
Addy Alt-Holland, Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine
James Baleja, Biochemistry, School of Medicine
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Advancing Disaster Research with Geospatial New Media
Laurie Gaskins Baise, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering
Remco Chang, Computer Science, School of Engineering;
Peter Walker, Feinstein International Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy;
Patrick Webb, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy;
Barbara Parmenter, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, School of Medicine;
Patrick Florance and Rosalind Sewell, University Information Technology
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Transgenerational Effects of Adolescent Morphine Exposure on
Oxycodone Self-Administration
Elizabeth Byrnes, Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Klaus Miczek, Psychology, Arts and Sciences
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Visualizing the Circulation of Ideas across Language, Culture and Space:
How Researchers in the Middle East Read Greek and Invented the West
Gregory Crane, Classics, Arts and Sciences
Remco Chang, Computer Science, School of Engineering;
Kenneth Garden, Religion, Arts and Sciences;
Malik Mufti, Political Science, Arts and Sciences;
Kamran Rastegar, and Mingquan Wang, German, Russian,
and Asian Languages and Literatures
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Role of GCK in Obesity Associated Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
Andrew Greenberg, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
John Kyriakis, Medicine, School of Medicine
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Development of an Oral Reservoir Targeted Vaccine for Lyme Disease
Linden Hu, Medicine, School of Medicine
Qiaobing Xu, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
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Islam on the Indian Ocean Rim
Ayesha Jalal, History, Arts and Sciences
Kris Manjapra, History, Arts and Sciences;
Vali Nasr, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy;
Sugata Bose, Harvard University
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Probabilistic Modeling of Cell State Transitions in Cancer
Daniel Jay, Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
Kyongbum Lee, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering;
Donna Slonim, Computer Science, School of Engineering
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New Materials for Energy Related Applications
Georgios Kyriakou, Chemistry, Arts and Sciences
Charles Sykes, Chemistry, Arts and Sciences;
Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering
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Regulation of Engineered Stem Cell Differentiation by
Mechanically Defined Culture Systems
Catherine Kuo, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Jonathan Garlick, Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dental Medicine
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University-Municipal Partnerships for Children’s School Success:
Evolving SomerPromise by Bringing Systems Together through Integrated Data
Christine McWayne, Child Development, Arts and Sciences
Jayanthi Mistry and Jonathan Zaff, Child Development, Arts and Sciences;
Doug Brugge, Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine;
Laurel Leslie, Medicine, School of Medicine;
Stephanie Hirsch, City of Somerville
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Data Processing in a Dense Wireless Sensor Network for
Structural Health Monitoring
Babak Moaveni, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
School of Engineering
Usman Khan, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
School of Engineering
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A Framework for Water and Health Partnerships
Elena Naumova, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering
Richard Hooper, Paul Kirshen and Richard Vogel, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
School of Engineering; Honorine Ward, Medicine, School of Medicine;
Jeffrey Griffiths, Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine
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Photolysis-Enabled Color Tuning of Novel Fluorene Copolymers for
Energy Efficient Solid State Lighting and Display Applications
Matthew Panzer, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering
Samuel Thomas, Chemistry, Arts and Sciences
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The Effects of Low Frequency Magnetic Fields on
Neurotransmitter Exocytosis in Real Time
Emmanuel Pothos, Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
Sameer Sonkusale, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering;
Alexei Degterev, Biochemistry, School of Medicine
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Growth and Electrical Activity of Neurons on Patterned Au/Graphene Substrates
Cristian Staii, Physics and Astronomy, Arts and Sciences
Sameer Sonkusale, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering;
David Kaplan, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
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Development of Bacillus subtilis Spore Vaccines Expressing
Enterovirus 71 VP1 or H5N1/H1N1 Hemagglutinin
Saul Tzipori, Infectious Disease and Global Health,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Abraham Sonenshein and Yi Guan, Microbiology, School of Medicine;
Xu Bingling, Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine;
Donna Akiyoshi, Infectious Disease and Global Health,
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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